SAP S/4HANA Material Master Solution Architect / Senior SAP MM Architect

SAP S/4HANA Material Master Solution Architect / Senior SAP MM Architect
Location - Fremont, CA Hybrid mode

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Primary Objective
The resource will be responsible for providing solution architecture and functional leadership for Material Master across the enterprise. The person must understand how Material Master impacts end-to-end business processes and be able to assess the downstream impact of any business, process, data-model, or system change.

This is primarily an architecture and solution-design role, not a data migration or pure SAP MDG role.

Key Responsibilities
* Own and provide solution architecture for SAP Material Master in an SAP S/4HANA environment.
* Have strong end-to-end understanding of Material Master and its impact across:
   * Procure-to-Pay (P2P)
   * Order-to-Cash (O2C)
   * Source-to-Pay / Sourcing
   * Manufacturing
   * Planning/MRP
   * Inventory Management
   * Supply Chain
   * Finance and other downstream processes
* Analyze new business requirements and immediately determine:
   * What changes are required to Material Master.
   * Which business processes will be impacted.
  * Which applications/interfaces will be affected.
   * What downstream dependencies exist.
   * What architectural changes are required.
* Define and evaluate Material Master data models, processes, integrations, and interfaces.
* Assess the enterprise-wide impact before approving or recommending architectural changes.
* Understand Material Master integration with PLM systems, particularly Teamcenter or similar PLM platforms.
* Understand how Material Master data flows from PLM → SAP S/4HANA.
* Analyze integration architecture, interfaces, data flows, and potential challenges between PLM and SAP.
* Work with SAP, PLM, business, integration, and application teams to identify the appropriate solution.
* Provide architectural guidance and best-practice recommendations to business and technical teams.
* Support implementation teams by translating business requirements into practical SAP Material Master solutions.
* Help establish and standardize Material Master governance and operating processes as part of the centralized data organization.
* Work directly with existing business users to improve their understanding and usage of Material Master.
* Train and educate business users on Material Master processes, standards, and best practices.
* Provide technical/functional leadership while helping the organization move toward a centralized Material Master operating model.

Mandatory Technical / Functional Skills

SAP
* Strong SAP MM experience.
* Strong SAP S/4HANA experience.
* Deep expertise in Material Master.
* Strong understanding of Material Master configuration, data model, processes, and dependencies.
* Ability to perform end-to-end impact analysis for Material Master changes.
* Strong understanding of SAP integration with other enterprise applications.

PLM / Integration
* Experience working with PLM systems.
* Understanding of PLM-to-SAP Material Master integration.
* Teamcenter experience is highly desirable, but Teamcenter is not mandatory.
* Ability to understand data/interface flows between PLM and SAP.
* Experience analyzing integration points, interfaces, data mapping, and integration challenges.

Architecture
* Solution architecture experience rather than only functional execution.
* Ability to understand the enterprise-wide impact of architectural decisions.
* Experience defining solution options and recommending the appropriate architecture.
* Ability to connect business requirements, Material Master, SAP, PLM, and downstream systems.